how to pronounce scrutiny

/ˈskɹutəniː/

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scrutiny is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of scrutiny in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… assets available for scrutiny i agree …”

meaning of scrutiny

Scrutiny is the act of examining something closely.

scrutiny frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word scrutiny occurs in english on average 5.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scrutiny can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scrutiny can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;